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Southern Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hirsutus
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Hispid Cotton RatSigmodon hispidusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 10 |
|---|---|
| Panama | 6 |
| Mexico | 5 |
| Chiapas | 5 |
| Colombia | 4 |
| Provincia Alajuela | 4 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 4 |
| Antioquia | 3 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 2 |
| Guatemala | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae |
| Genus | Cotton Rats · Sigmodon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Southern Cotton Rat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.